Timezone And DST In Italy

Time zone and daylight saving time in Italy Time zones are always calculated by their difference to UTC, the "Universal Time Coordinated". In Italy there is only a single time zone at UTC+1. For example, New York is currently at UTC-5 in Eastern Time, so the time difference between New York and Italy is six hours.

They have a nationwide clock change from standard time to daylight saving time, where the clocks are switched forward by one hour in summer.

The next clock change in Italy will be on March 29th, 2026 at 02:00 to daylight saving time. The clocks are then set one hour forward. This means that it gets light later in the morning and dark later in the evening. Back to overview: ItalyCurrent time in all regions of Italy:00:00February 2026

Only 1 nationwide time zone

Standard time:	UTC +1	Central European Time (CET)
Daylight saving time:	UTC +2	Central European Summertime (CEST)

Italy has an east-west extension of 11.4 degrees of longitude. Given the country's location in Southern Europe, this corresponds to about 930 kilometers. With this still relatively small extension, the course of the sun is only slightly different at various positions in the country. The position of the sun in the west of the country differs from that in the east by only about 46 minutes. This means the sun rises and sets 46 minutes later in the west than in the east. However, this time difference is still normal and is no reason for multiple time zones. This would only really make sense from 15 degrees of longitude.

The next clock changes in Italy

Unlike in North America, the clocks in Italy do not change on the same day. Instead of the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November, Italy has different dates for the time change.

Date	Local time	Change
Oct 26, 2025	3:00 am	-1 hour to standard time
Mar 29, 2026	2:00 am	+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 25, 2026	3:00 am	-1 hour to standard time
Mar 28, 2027	2:00 am	+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 31, 2027	3:00 am	-1 hour to standard time
Mar 26, 2028	2:00 am	+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 29, 2028	3:00 am	-1 hour to standard time
Mar 25, 2029	2:00 am	+1 hour to daylight saving time
Oct 28, 2029	3:00 am	-1 hour to standard time
Mar 31, 2030	2:00 am	+1 hour to daylight saving time

Changes in Daylight Saving Times

Since 1916, Italy has tried to introduce daylight saving four times: from 1916 to 1920, in 1940, 1943 to 1948 and 1966 to 2026. › All countries with Daylight Saving Time

Time differences to Rome

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